Esper X Family – Chapter 596 – Activating Awakening MAX

“O-Okay, as long as Little Yao is happy.”

Facing Ye Yao’s request, how could Fu Qi possibly refuse?

Thinking it over carefully, it didn’t seem like that big of a deal anyway.

Compared to what had actually happened in the parallel world, this was at most just a fake movie clip.

The whole nation should be able to tell the difference.

Besides, they were going to star in some Magical Girl Movie soon anyway.

Embarrassing themselves earlier or later was all the same.

This treatment was already dozens of times better than their counterparts in the parallel world!

“Uncle is the best.”

Ye Yao nodded in satisfaction and decided to air it within the next few days.

She would personally promote it on her livestream and drive a huge wave of traffic!

As long as everyone was busy discussing Magical Girl Crimson Wheel and Magical Girl Void Heaven, no one would talk about Magical Girl Lullaby.

As the not-too-long side story came to an end.

Fang Ze gave Lou Wei and Fu Qi’s shoulders a knowing pat, his expression ambiguous, saying nothing yet everything.

Meanwhile, Mo Qiuli mustered up her courage and walked up to the two of them.

“Um… would you two be interested in being affiliated with the Magical Girl Alliance?”

Actually, she had already watched it once back in the dorm with fission body Ye Yao.

But watching it again still made her excited.

Mo Qiuli was different from her counterpart. She had her own moment of glory, so she didn’t feel overly envious of “Lou Weiwei” and “Fu Qiqi’s” shining moments.

In her view, anyone with the heart to be a magical girl could be called a magical girl!

Even the masses in that other world had recognized them.

And they had been very popular too.

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How could Mo Qiuli overlook these two wild magical girls?

If it was just an affiliation, she was more than willing.

“You’re asking the wrong people. That wasn’t us. You’d probably have to go to another timeline to get your answer.”

Lou Wei and Fu Qi’s emotions were complicated.

Especially the latter. He had the urge to slam his counterpart’s head into a wall.

“Oh… what a pity.”

Mo Qiuli walked away a little disappointed.

Behind them, Xia Lian couldn’t hold back her laughter anymore.

“Hahaha~ Crimson Wheel-chan and Void Heaven-chan~ so cute! I never expected the legendary strongest of history and the strongest of the current era to have such an unexpected side!

Seriously, you two could really consider changing classes in that direction. You might become even more likable.”

The corner of Fu Qi’s mouth twitched, and his fists clenched.

Lou Wei just shot a glance back and ignored the mockery coming from behind.

Ye Tong chuckled softly.

“Mu Luo, let’s go. The show’s over anyway.”

Mu Luo nodded in response and quickly led his group into the shadows, disappearing without a trace.

Back in the dorm.

Ye Yao didn’t join the others in teasing Lou Wei and Fu Qi. Instead, she prepared to allocate the attribute points she had accumulated over this period.

Just earlier, while watching the recording with everyone, the system had rewarded her with another 20 attribute points.

That combat footage was a true treasure. She could probably keep milking it for quite a while longer.

“Hmm, I’ve got quite a lot of attribute points now. Over three hundred from after the big battle, plus the two Sequence Zero events that provided some more here and there.

Especially those two Old Jiangs doing their left-foot-stepping-on-right-foot routine, contributing nearly 100 attribute points. Perhaps only Parallel Lou Wei could compete with that.

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Add in some other attribute point gains from various sources, small amounts adding up, minus what I’ve spent…”

【Unallocated Attribute Points: 910】

What a harvest!

The further you go, the easier attribute points become to earn.

If she had this many attribute points back in the early days, Ye Yao probably wouldn’t have had to eat beef at all.

She would’ve sent the Dayun Truck flying.

Then, she wouldn’t have had those several dark history moments of being flattened into a cat pancake.

Now that she thought back on it…

It’s painful, so painful.

Wait, no. When my fission bodies died, there wasn’t really any pain, was there?

Back to the main topic.

Ye Yao was considering whether to save up attribute points or upgrade her traits first.

These 910 points were more than enough to max out every single trait.

But perhaps that wasn’t really necessary.

【Cause and Effect MAX】wasn’t urgent,【Symbiosis MAX】wasn’t needed either, leaving only【Awakening MAX】to be activated.

“Let Xing Lan truly come to life, huh?”

Ye Yao murmured to herself.

Turning【Fission】into a real person… that was nothing short of a divine intervention.

Although if she went all-out on Apotheosis Mode, it was almost like enabling creative mode, where bringing the dead back to life and regenerating flesh and bones was possible… she still couldn’t turn an ability with consciousness inside her body into a real person.

Only activating【Awakening MAX】could allow Xing Lan to advance further.

Ye Yao was pondering what benefits “Xing Lan” coming to life would bring her.

The voice in her head was already chattering away nonstop. For now, she didn’t really need Xing Lan to do anything; her role was more like a pet, fine to keep around for fun.

Strictly speaking, Xing Lan didn’t truly need to become a real person.

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But what kind of person was Ye Yao?

She was never that utilitarian to begin with. All she ever sought in life was to slack off with ease and live freely and happily.

If the mood struck her, she might even send a fission body beyond the solar system just to see the sights.

So why not have one more family member in the truest sense?

“System, activate【Awakening MAX】.”

【Successfully consumed 400 attribute points. “Awakening MAX” has been activated.】

Ye Yao closed her eyes and felt it. She had indeed gained a new ability.

It was the power to interfere with the very foundation of【Fission】on a deeper level.

Xing Lan could now separate from her physical body and become a real person.

“Xing Lan, want to come out and move around?”

Ye Yao began interacting with her ability’s consciousness.

Xing Lan: “Yes!”

“You sure don’t feel bad for me, do you? 400 attribute points, almost half of what I had, gone just like that. What a wasteful little thing!”

Ye Yao grumbled.

Xing Lan was the only one who knew about the Found Family System.

In fact, she could be called Ye Yao’s other half.

After all, they were bound for life.

And【Fission】had awakened its consciousness precisely through the system’s power.

Xing Lan’s tone became a little aggrieved.

“But you didn’t even discuss it with me! You just went ‘click’ and activated【Awakening MAX】. I didn’t even have time to react. If you didn’t want to do it, then wouldn’t you have wasted the activation, Mom?”

“Now you remember to call me ‘Mom’, huh?”

Ye Yao shot back, half-annoyed.

But what Xing Lan said made sense.

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It had been Ye Yao’s decision from the start, and she didn’t discuss it with Xing Lan at all. She did whatever she wanted.

Xing Lan was her property, after all.

“Let me think.”

Ye Yao recalled that the description for [ Awakening MAX】seemed to be something like “custom life creation”, and it appeared to only apply to【Fission】, meaning she could turn Xing Lan into anything she wanted.

She quickly went online to look up some information.

“I choose you!”

As Ye Yao activated her ghostly brain, a white ball of light materialized in front of her chest.

When the light faded.

A moving white “fluffball” appeared!

It was a long-tailed tit ¹ , renowned as the most adorable and derpy bird. Round and plump, it looks incredibly endearing.

Xing Lan tilted her little bird head: “Huh? Shouldn’t you have turned me into a cute girl and top me to death?”

“That’s for later. Suddenly showing up as a person would just startle everyone.

Anyway, you’ve got the identity of a pet now, so just be my good little pet!”

The white “fluffball” flew up onto Ye Yao’s head and settled down contentedly.

“This actually isn’t bad.”

Soon, Ye Yao heard the system notification sound.

After becoming a true living being, Xing Lan had indeed been added to the family section.

And she even had her own separate page.

Author Note

This is probably the last part, likely around a few hundred thousand words. After filling in the plot holes, I can still write for another month!

Text: Was thrown away because it was too stupid